At the time, I thought I would be on an island. After all, it was the Bills -- a team that hasn't made the playoffs in 13 years. Surely it was too risky to jump on this bandwagon, right?

Wrong.

Three months later the Bills are becoming a popular pick. Several in the national media, including ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton, project the Bills to make the postseason. It's getting to the point where, for the first time, I'm questioning if the Bills are really "sleepers" anymore.

A sleeper, by definition, is a team that no one expects much from but exceeds expectations. Yet the bar in Buffalo has been raised high by the fans, the media and the team itself. Bills players responded to the increased expectations this offseason, and some even added to it.